Digital drop-ins at Leeds Libraries help you to get online and overcome barriers to using digital technology. You can bring your smartphone, tablet, laptop or log into a library computer. Our friendly librarians can help you with a specific problem and provide guidance and resources for improving your digital skills.
Looking for a laid-back space to share your creativity? Join Leeds Libraries in partnership with Launchpad for an Open Mic Night at Leeds Central Library.
Switch off, settle in, and read together at our monthly quiet reading hour. Bring a book or borrow one, relax, and stay afterwards for a friendly book chat if you wish.
As part of our Story Explorers exhibition, drop in to your local library across Leeds and help us find eight cunning creatures who have hidden amongst the shelves!
Take a fantastical trip to the far reaches of outer space, the depths of the jungle and the bottom of the ocean floor in a free family experience that we’ve created with the British Library.
Improvers Guitar course, aimed at young people aged 11-18 who have learned some basic skills on guitar such as simple chords and scales, and who would like to progress their skills further.
Join us this Easter for a fun, hands‑on craft session inspired by the Story Explorers exhibition at Central Library! Perfect for young adventurers and their grown‑ups, this session encourages creativity, reading, storytelling, and discovery. This session will feature one themed craft activity, inspired by characters and creatures from the exhibition. We will also be coding micro:bits to create a twinkling constellation, and building worlds with Lego.
Join us at Leeds Central Library for this live and interactive version of our popular Family History workshop, for a friendly introduction to key concepts and resources for complete beginners.
Calling all Leeds-based songwriters aged 15 to 18!
Leeds Library and Cloth Cat invite you to a FREE six week song writing course to help you develop your craft and artistry.
A bi-annual event sharing legacy songs publicly and meeting others who have also written Swan Songs. Each song is introduced by it's writer (Or a family member if the writer has since passed away), then listened to together. We will mostly be listening to the recorded versions of the songs but may have some live performances too.
